Tom HanksJury DutyDomestic Violence Case

9/10/2013 10:53 AM PDT

Tom Hanks on Jury Duty -- Domestic Violence Case

EXCLUSIVE

Tom Hanks is deciding the fate of a man accused of battering a woman -- TMZ has learned, the Academy Award winning actor is serving as a juror in an intense domestic violence case ... and he's doing a bang-up job.

We're told Hanks is in the zone right now in the jury box, assiduously taking notes about the case.